Etymology

Phocis

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Today it means: A regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, in modern Greece. Capital and largest city: Amphissa. It is located north northeast of the Peloponnese, which included Delphi. Full definition →

Latin Phōcis ← Ancient Greek Φωκίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦωκίς
  2. Latin · borrowed fromPhōcis
  3. English todayPhocis

Borrowed from Latin Phōcis, from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).

Words from the same roots

LatinPhōcis all →

Phocian

Ancient GreekΦωκίς all →

Phocian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.